The West Wilkes Blackhawks will square off against the Walkertown Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (West Wilkes 1.7, Walkertown 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Wilkes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Caldwell a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Blackhawks have won 14 contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Walkertown, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Bessemer City on Friday.
Not much got past Macy Miller, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Bessemer City off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sadie Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Chloe Isaacs was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Walkertown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bessemer City only posted a batting average of .083.
West Wilkes pushed their record up to 21-1 with the win, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Walkertown, their win bumped their record up to 20-7.
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